since the buzz word these days seems to be “homage”, i will say that the boxers with hearts were just what i was looking for. mens’ wear, valentine hearts, it works for sam… it is howerever an homage to cartoon history that she wears them, how many times have you seen the same thing, a guy is left wearing these same cliched unmentionables? i dunno how long they’ve been around, or who was the originator, but they really are iconic i think.

I think a gallon of milk is just under $4, but it fluctuates based on gas prices. Cigs, I couldn’t say. Not a smoker. Not cheap from what everyone else says.

We do have some legalized gambling here, though. Atlantic City, most notably. But there’s also OTB parlors (off track betting) in several towns. People were worried they’d attract crime, but they don’t seem to have made more problems.

of course here in So Cal, we have several casinos, but they are all on tribal lands. it has been my experience that a certain “element” (if not outwardly criminal) tends to flock to these hotspots. as far as taxation ec., well i could talk politics for literally seconds on end, but not here… on a side note, i am compiling lists which i would like to offer to you guys, the core viewers, as sort of a little game. e.g. A list of movie titles, like this, “proper name” preceded by a verb ending in “ing”. to start you off, how about “Being John Malkovich”, or “Finding Nemo”? i have other similar lists in progress, but this one so far is the most challenging. maybe there,s a way to narrow it down on one of these new-fangled search engines… hey keep up the great work on your comic Chern, if i can afford it, i would love to buy a nice hardcopy collection, should one become available.

I wouldn’t mind seeing a native american casino at some point. I’ve visited a few in AC… they’re fancy. Taj Majal, Tropicana, etc, lots of nice carpeting, mirrors everywhere. But I never got much into gambling. I grew up in a quasi-carnival town so I was raised to know how bad the odds are stacked. XD

Sounds like a fun game. I admit, I’m having a tough time thinking of some movies. ‘Killing Zoey’ is the only one that comes to mind. Good film.

Thanks for the support. I’d love to merchandise someday, but I don’t think I’ve really got the comic for it. The early stuff is very rough. I started drawing it around 2 years of barely picking up the pen, so to speak. That said, I don’t have your artistic chops. For me, it was either do something in webcomics or get ignored in writing amongst a sea of Final Fantasy fanfics or something. Really nothing much out there for amateur writing.

I’m just saying that i am a fan of your style, the subjects are posed very nicely, good hands, facial expressions. still, the thing you have the knack for are the character designs, they are really cool in a “popular” way (which i mean as a compliment!) but just outside the normal or average. cool, i’m saying. they do justice to a good (and lengthy) story you have created… well, i don’t think there will be a sam v tonight, i hadda work all week and end (cue violins, audience track:”awww…”) NOT!!